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Black Belt Eagle Scout's latest record inspired by return home to Swinomish tribe's ancestral lands

The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul

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Maine aims to restore 19th century tribal obligations to its constitution. Voters will make the call

Voters in Maine will likely be the ones to decide whether to restore long removed language about the state’s obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of its constitution

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor's vetoes on Native American compacts

The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year

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Oklahoma governor's feud with Native American tribes continues over revenue agreements

Republican leaders in Oklahoma are grumbling publicly that Gov. Kevin Stitt’s hostile posture toward Native American tribes is costing the state money and are considering pushing him out of tribal negotiations altogether

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No children's remains found in Nebraska dig near former Native American boarding school

No children's remains have not been found after a two-week archeological dig near the site of a former Native American boarding school in Nebraska

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Removing dams from the Klamath River is a step toward justice for Native Americans in Northern California

The Klamath River runs over 250 miles (400 kilometers) from southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. It flows through the steep, rugged Klamath Mountains, past slopes of redwood, fir, tanoak and madrone, and along pebbled beaches where willows shade the river’s edge. Closer to its mouth at…

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First Thing: Iowa Republicans pass six-week abortion ban

Legislation latest in raft of state anti-abortion laws since Roe v Wade was overturned. Plus, Trump not entitled to immunity

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Search for children's remains continues at former Native American boarding school in Nebraska

Amid a renewed push for answers, archeologists plan to resume digging for student remains at the site of a former Native American boarding school

The Independent UK

In search of a lost cemetery, dig begins at a former Native American school in Nebraska

Archeologists are set to begin digging in a central Nebraska field to find the bodies of more than 80 children who were buried at a Native American boarding school

The Independent UK

U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk

The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk.

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LA mayor ousts Native American DWP commissioner; Indigenous groups outraged

Cynthia Ruiz, the first Native American ever to serve on the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners, got some bad news from City Hall recently.

Los Angeles Times

US maternal deaths have doubled since 1999 with most among Black mothers

The south and the midwest were hit hard, and the greatest increases were seen in Native American and Alaska Native women

The Guardian - US

Federal court rules tribal citizen not subject to Tulsa traffic ticket

A federal court has ruled that a speeding ticket issued by Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Native American man cannot be enforced because the city is located within an Indian reservation

The Independent UK

Historic Arizona mining town backs copper project on land that Native American groups say is sacred

Oak Flat in central Arizona is the subject of a tug of war between people in the historic mining town of Superior who want a huge copper mine developed there for its economic benefits

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US commits more lawyers to address Native American disappearances and killings

The U.S. Department of Justice will be funneling more resources toward addressing the alarming rate of disappearances and killings among Native Americans

The Independent UK

Oak Flat Timeline: Native American vs. pro-mining interests

Oak Flat is a piece of national forest land in central Arizona that has been at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both see it as important to their future

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Oak Flat: a tract in Arizona sacred to some Native Americans but proposed as a giant copper mine

Oak Flat, a mountainous area east of Phoenix, is an Apache sacred site where Native Americans gather to pray and perform coming-of-age ceremonies and sweat rituals

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Stephen L. Carter: The mystery of Gorsuch’s passionate support for tribes

During Justice Neil Gorsuch’s six years on the Supreme Court, the justices have faced 10 cases involving the rights of Native American individuals or tribes. Every time, Gorsuch has voted in favor of Indian rights — including thrice in the past two weeks. Whether in the majority or the minority,…

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US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department

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Controversial San Jose State prof who posed with Native American skull to resign after settlement reached

SAN JOSE — A controversial anthropology professor at San Jose State, who contended she was a victim of a “woke activist mob” for opposing the repatriation of Native American remains and posing in a photo with an ancient skull, has agreed to leave the university next year.

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Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in the Southwest – an area larger than 10 states. Today it is home to more than 250,000 people – roughly comparable to the population of St. Petersburg, Florida, or Winston-Salem, North…

The Guardian - US

Supreme court rules against Navajo nation in Colorado River water dispute

Native American tribe argued federal government had not fulfilled obligations in battle over dwindling water supplies

Roll Call

Supreme Court rejects Navajo Nation push on water rights - Roll Call

The Supreme Court ruled that an 1868 treaty does not require the U.S. to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo Nation.

The Independent UK

Native American tribes say Supreme Court challenge was never just about foster kids

Native Americans say the Supreme Court has reaffirmed their power to withstand threats from states in many areas

The Guardian - US

The supreme court made a surprising ruling for Native American rights

A white couple challenged an adoption law that protects Native children. Thankfully, the conservative court didn’t buy their argument

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